mess
mesnoun
B21,142nd most heard wordIn 121 of 2278 videos (5%)heard 199 timeslast on Oct 17, 2026
- n. a state of confusion and disorderliness
- n. soft semiliquid food
- n. a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel
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- 8:43I really just don't want to have a mess, and adding the sugar in gradually also helps it incorporate more easily.我只是不想弄得到处都是，而且分次加糖也有助于它更容易混合。Easy Lemon Cupcakes Recipe
- 2:27The company changed the warehouse where they kept the products and the delivery company at the same time, so it was just all a big mess, and I found it really stressful.公司同时更换了存放产品的仓库和快递公司，所以一切都乱成一团，我觉得压力很大。Neil's difficult summer job in Canada 🫛 | Practise your listening with Real Easy English
- 18:21You can be as messed up in your fifties as you are in your twenties.你五十多岁的时候可以和二十多岁时一样一团糟。The One Where Paul Rudd Fell Out Of A Moving Jeep | S25 - E2 | The Graham Norton Show
- 3:04On Sunday, I planned to clean my room for 30 minutes, but I spent 20 minutes just looking at the mess.周日，我计划打扫房间30分钟，但我花了20分钟只是盯着乱七八糟的房间看。How to Talk About Your Weekend in English | Real English Conversation for Beginners & Intermediates
- 9:07So, why do we have that mess?那么，为什么会弄成这样？Grace Has a Hurting Leg... What Should She Do? I Slow English Listening Story (A2)
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- messedmessingmesses
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- mess up42×mess with27×to mess13×big mess10×this mess9×
Related words
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lemon'lemәnn. yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic fleshjuicedʒu:sn. the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cookingcupkʌpn. a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handlesugar'ʃugәn. a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservativeaddædv. make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope ofjobdʒɒbn. a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
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